April 2011

The 30,000 plus people of Assin North Municipality will within the next three months taste pipe-borne water after 40 years of failed efforts by governments to provide them with the basic necessity. The European Union (EU) started the…

Mrs Cecilia Asare, Principal of the Cape Coast Nursing and Midwifery Training College has called for a probe into the reasons behind the recent mass failure of student nurses. She also condemned what she termed the “unprofessional…

England and West Ham United striker, Carlton Cole who has been fined £20,000 by the England FA, says the money should be given to a charity in Ghana. Cole says he wants the fine money to be given to a children’s home in Ghana. “Good…

Ghana is said to be losing millions of dollars from its timber industry on a number factors including corruption, inefficiency and pricing, a forestry expert has revealed. According to the expert, the pricing of Ghana’s timber is too low…

US mining giant, Newmont Mining Corporation says it will invest between $300 million and $375 million in its Akyem project in Ghana this year. The Board of Directors of the company approved funding for the Akyem project last month March…

The government has been urged to ensure a tax waiver on imported paper and chemicals used for the printing of books and other publications. Mr Kwaku Oppong Amponsah, General Manager of Adwinsah Publications Limited, said this was necessary…

Workers of Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Wednesday called off their three-day sit-down strike with immediate effect. The decision was taken after an emergency meeting convened by the Management, headed by Mr Boakye-Dankwa Boadi, the…

The Minister for the Central Region, Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-Doe, has said that improving rural livelihood was crucial to the economic growth of Ghana since most rural dwellers are farmers. She asked stakeholders in the agricultural sector to…

Mr Justice Alex Opoku-Acheampong, the Judicial Secretary, on Wednesday charged staff of the Judicial Service to refrain from activities that could make them corrupt. He said management of the Service would not hesitate to fire any staff…

Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Tourism, is expected to perform the official opening ceremony of this year’s paragliding festival, at Kwahu Atibie, in the Eastern Region on Friday. About 32 pilots from seven countries including,…